Police in Manila, Philippine arrest a cellphone technician for carrying an airsoft gun when there is an election gun ban in place. The arrested man's alibi is that somebody asked him to fix the battery of the airsoft gun and that that owner of the gun is to pick it up. He is not aware of the election gun ban when he was asked.

This is an astonishing video of the Battle of Marawi as Philippine troops retook the city from the local-ISIS affiliate in 2017. This video was posted by Special Operations Command (SOCOM) of the Philippine Army and please be warned that there are disturbing scenes. Marawi is a major city in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao located in the Southern Philippines.

Low Speed Gear got the US-Philippines Flag patch available for purchase... "One of my buddies had a half US, half Korean flag patch on his kit the other day. As many of you know, I was born in the Philippines and came here when I was 2 and still have love for my roots. I thought, 'wow I’d totally wear a half US, half Philippines flag patch', but for the life of me I couldn’t find one.

A "SIX" airsoft tournament will take place at the History Con 2017 in Manila, Philippines in August 2017. Hosted by History Channel Asia, details are still sparse but contact information is provided in the poster below. "SIX" is a series produced by the History Channel about U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six. As for the History Convention 2017, it is scheduled to be held on the 10th to the 13th of August 2017 at the World Trade Center in Manila.

Novritsch visited the Philippines as well as he goes on a quest to play in a number of countries around the world and the Philippines has one of the oldest airsoft communities in the world. He gets to have quick dive at one of the many beaches and dive spots in the country and then play airsoft after.

If you intend to visit the Central Philippine's Metropolitan Cebu area and want to play airsoft, you can go to the Lahug area and play with the Airsoft Cebu guys. It is very much accessible and you don't to get out of the city to play and enjoy what the place has to offer such as fantastic food and a vibrant night life. Here is a gameplay video of the site which is near the IT park.

It looks like the debate whether airsoft is covered or not by the Philippine Election Gun Ban is now over. Whilst it was indicated in the COMELEC issued Comelec Resolution No. 10015 that replicas are covered, some airsoft players think they can given that airsoft has been excluded as firearm in Republic Act No. 10591 (RA 10591), they are exempted in the election gun ban.

A heads up for airsoft players and firearms enthusiasts in the Philippines. On Thursday, the 22 of January 2014, the election period for the Sanggunaiang Kabatan (Youth Council) will take effect until the 2nd of March 2015. This means that the election gun ban will take place. Airsoft players and airgun owners are still confused if airsoft guns and airguns are still included in the election gun ban since they have been removed from the "firerams" classification with RA 10591 (unless used in a crime).

A nicely made airsoft team made by Team DEA Airsoft is now on video. The team is a very active airsoft team that attends airsoft events all the country especially in the Central and Southern parts of the country. They are located in one of the biggest cities in Central Philippines, Dumaguete City in the Province of Negros Oriental.

More big airsoft events will be happening in Southeast Asia in December. In the Philippines the Iligan Daltans announce the 1st Iligan Milsim Tournament. Iligan City is located in the Southern island of Mindanao in the archipelago and the event, with a title called "Leave No Man Behind" is slated to happen on the 07th to the 8th od December 2013 at the Iligan Paradise Resort. 15 teams maximum are allowed for this event.